Work & Resource Planner (Flexible location)

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Coordinates and assembles work and resource plans that align with the budget plan. Monitors weekly and annual execution of the work plan by the Transmission and Distribution execution organizations. Understands the effectiveness of, and recommends improvements in business processes, practices, and procedures as they relate to the identification of known work and work management data quality in the various work management systems. May work closely with the GO Business Finance team to monitor and reallocate budget between programs and maintain an overall view of budget performance. This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to report to their assigned office location at least 1 or 2 days per week. The remaining days may be worked remotely, depending on business needs. The headquarters location is flexible and must be within the PG&E service territory.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration, or a comparable quantitative field, or equivalent related work experience.
2 years of relevant work experience with steady progression of responsibilities

Nice To Haves

Utility, energy, or regulatory industry experience.
SAP experience.
Primavera 6 experience.
Expert level at Excel.
Project management, work and resource, engineering, and/or construction experience in Electric Substation or Transmission.
Ability to develop metrics and analytics to align with the company strategy.
Understands end-to-end processes associated with executing an extensive portfolio of work, such as long-term planning, project management, work and resource management, sourcing, engineering, and construction.
Excellent communication skills, including communicating messages to the leadership and upper management.
General understanding of the utility or energy industry drivers, issues, and trends.
Knowledge of long-term strategic resource/operational planning theories, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques.
Data analysis, monitoring, benchmarking, and business/financial analysis skills, including knowledge of varied analytical methods.
Analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills to develop comprehensive solutions.
Oral and written communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity.
Understanding of business and work planning processes. (e.g., Units, activities, systems, etc.).
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, Visual Basic Applications (VBA), Business Objects, or similar software.

Responsibilities

Coordinates with peers and stakeholders in assigned work streams to develop a prioritized and optimized annual work plan, supported by a strategic, balanced annual resource plan.
Tracks and reports on work progression, monitors execution of work plans, and updates portfolios for short- and long-term planning. Ensures the work plan is transparent and well communicated.
Complete understanding of end-to-end process (workflow), knowledge of at least one work stream.
Runs regular reports from multiple data sources to analyze available resources and compare against resource demand by work category.
Supports planning needs, collects data, and selects from different analytical techniques to achieve desired data outcomes.
Communicates work plans, analysis of plans and actuals, and discusses the trends and implications with stakeholders.
Assists in the development of presentations on specific strategic work plans to a wide range of stakeholders.
Participates in special initiative project teams.
Assists in the development of an annual work plan portfolio and annual resource plan.
Assists in the tracking and reporting of work progression.
Quantifies in financial and operational terms the funding and resources required to execute work plans and work portfolios.